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BD, RRG is less than an hour from where I live. Come on up, we'll head out and do it up. I'm trying to plan a trip there this weekend with a co-worker. I hope it works out. I've never been there, and the IS looks like a cool place to hang.

I was watching the news and learned that there is a wildfire at the Red River Gorge, in the exact same area where we camped. The fire is like 3 miles wide and already burned 100 acres. Sad news. It was started by a campfire and has closed Bison Way Trail, Sheltowee Trace, and Indian Staircase according to the news.

My wife and I were going there Sunday for a day hike so I could show her the IS and the rock house.

So much for LNT, huh?

“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it." -Terry Pratchett

I was watching the news and learned that there is a wildfire at the Red River Gorge, in the exact same area where we camped. The fire is like 3 miles wide and already burned 100 acres. Sad news. It was started by a campfire and has closed Bison Way Trail, Sheltowee Trace, and Indian Staircase according to the news.

My wife and I were going there Sunday for a day hike so I could show her the IS and the rock house.

So much for LNT, huh?

yep, large areas of one of the nearest wilderness areas to me (linville gorge, about 2 & a half hour drive) have burned recently. the first of three fires was believed to be caused by careless campers, the other two fires by lightning.

Total bummer, I knew I should have called in last weekend and went with HC and Doctari. I was going to go for an overnighter tonight, but guess that's a no go now. I'm sorry to hear such a pretty area is burning like that.

"If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl

it seems that fire is usually a good thing in the long run, but boy, it sure can take a long time for the land to recover.
linville gorge, nc had a big fire in 2000 or 2001 & those areas are still pretty ugly.
i'm sure there are a lot of variables in how quickly an area will recover to the point of eye appeal.